WATKINS v. NELSON


729 A.2d 484 (1999)

321 N.J. Super. 482

Lawrence WATKINS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Beverly NELSON and Kevin Nelson, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel C. Seltzer, Union, for plaintiff-appellant.

JoAnne Byrnes, Flemington, for defendants-respondents.

Before Judges LANDAU, BRAITHWAITE and WECKER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by WECKER, J.A.D.

The child who is the subject of this custody dispute was born on August 15, 1996, to Megan Murphy, the seventeen-year-old daughter of defendant Beverly Nelson and step-daughter of defendant Kevin Nelson. The Nelsons have had custody of Chantel Ivonne Watkins-Murphy since she was twelve days old, when Megan died in an automobile accident. Plaintiff, Lawrence Watkins, Jr., is Chanter's biological father. Watkins...

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